Global Patent Index - EP 4078314 A1

EP 4078314 A1 20221026 - APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERFACE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERFACE

Title (en)

APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERFACE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERFACE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG MIT EINER SCHNITTSTELLE UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER VORRICHTUNG MIT EINER SCHNITTSTELLE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL COMPORTANT UNE INTERFACE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MISE EN OEUVRE D'UN APPAREIL COMPORTANT UNE INTERFACE

Publication

EP 4078314 A1 20221026 (DE)

Application

EP 20833840 A 20201217

Priority

  • DE 102019220362 A 20191220
  • DE 102020216048 A 20201216
  • EP 2020086828 W 20201217

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021123024A1] A method for operating an apparatus (100), namely a controller of a motor vehicle, wherein the apparatus (100) has at least one interface (120) for data exchange with an external unit (200) and comprises at least one first memory device (130) for the nonvolatile storage of a state variable (ZV), wherein the method (300) comprises the following steps: evaluating (310) the state variable (ZV) and, depending on the evaluating (310), enabling (320) or not enabling (330) execution and/or transfer of at least one computer program (PRG1) for controlling execution (360) of test software, in particular end-of-line (EoL) software, from the external unit (200) via the interface (120), wherein a value of the state variable (ZV) is assigned to a use phase of the apparatus (100), and wherein the method (300) comprises the following further step: changing (380) the value of the state variable (ZV) depending on a use phase of the apparatus (100) and/or a transition from one use phase of the apparatus (100) to another use phase of the apparatus (100), wherein the value of the state variable (ZV) is changed in particular incrementally and/or in particular irreversibly.

IPC 8 full level

G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01); G05B 23/021 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021123024A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020216048 A1 20210624; CN 114761893 A 20220715; DE 102020216065 A1 20210624; EP 4078314 A1 20221026; JP 2023510122 A 20230313; JP 7375201 B2 20231107; WO 2021123024 A1 20210624

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020216048 A 20201216; CN 202080087762 A 20201217; DE 102020216065 A 20201216; EP 2020086828 W 20201217; EP 20833840 A 20201217; JP 2022537754 A 20201217